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                                  HOUSE BILL 1061

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Representatives Ludwig, Padden, R. Meyers, Ferguson, Miller, Orr, Kremen, Winsley and Sheldon.

Read first time January 17, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.Making funeral expenses and cost of administration fully deductible from the decedent's estate.

     AN ACT Relating to deductibility of funeral expenses and costs of administration; and adding a new section to chapter 11.76 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 11.76 RCW to read as follows:

     Funeral expenses and costs of administration shall be deemed debts payable out of the estate of the deceased spouse, and shall not be charged to the community share of a surviving spouse, whether or not the surviving spouse is financially able to pay such expenses and whether or not the surviving spouse or any other person is also liable therefor.